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The Yearbook of Ancient Greek Epic (YAGE) publishes articles on all aspects of the epic tradition from Homer to Nonnus. Volume 6 comprises five articles: on visual aspects of the scar episode in Odyssey 19, on heroism and loot in the Iliad, on formulaic language in the Cyclic Thebaid, on the neo-Assyrian background of Odyssey 11, and on the aims, audiences, and pedagogical goals of a recently published commentary on book 1 of the Iliad.

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Preface 1 Homer’s Moving Pictures: Audio-Visual Aspects of the Scar Episode (Odyssey 19.386–504)  Margalit Finkelberg 2 Heroism and Loot in the Iliad  David Quint 3 Formular Mutation and the Oral Character of the Cyclic Thebaid  Connor Purcell Wood 4 Raising the Dead: the Neo-Assyrian Ideological Background of Odyssey 11  Marcus Ziemann 5 Commenting on Homer  Seth L. Schein

Yearbook of Ancient Greek Epic: Volume 6

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 13/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9789004547117, 978-9004547117
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Yearbook of Ancient Greek Epic (YAGE) publishes articles on all aspects of the epic tradition from Homer to Nonnus. Volume 6 comprises five articles: on visual aspects of the scar episode in Odyssey 19, on heroism and loot in the Iliad, on formulaic language in the Cyclic Thebaid, on the neo-Assyrian background of Odyssey 11, and on the aims, audiences, and pedagogical goals of a recently published commentary on book 1 of the Iliad.

      Table of Contents
      Preface 1 Homer’s Moving Pictures: Audio-Visual Aspects of the Scar Episode (Odyssey 19.386–504)  Margalit Finkelberg 2 Heroism and Loot in the Iliad  David Quint 3 Formular Mutation and the Oral Character of the Cyclic Thebaid  Connor Purcell Wood 4 Raising the Dead: the Neo-Assyrian Ideological Background of Odyssey 11  Marcus Ziemann 5 Commenting on Homer  Seth L. Schein

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